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Sudama

Painting
ca. 1775 - ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper. Sudama returns to his home and is bewildered to find in place of it a golden palace, the gift of Krishna. A gate-keeper urges him to enter while courtiers and others watch the spectacle. Sudama's wife welcomes him at the entrance. Above the gate are a gallery of musicians. An elephant and a pair of horses await his orders. An illustration to a Krishna Sudama series, Bhagavata Purana.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSudama (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, Sudama's palace, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Punjab Hills (Pahari), ca. 1775-1790
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper. Sudama returns to his home and is bewildered to find in place of it a golden palace, the gift of Krishna. A gate-keeper urges him to enter while courtiers and others watch the spectacle. Sudama's wife welcomes him at the entrance. Above the gate are a gallery of musicians. An elephant and a pair of horses await his orders. An illustration to a Krishna Sudama series, Bhagavata Purana.
Dimensions
  • Length: 185mm
  • Width: 265mm
  • With border length: 215mm
  • With border width: 295mm
Dark blue margins with white rules. Pink borders flecked with red.
Content description
Sudama returns to his home and is bewildered to find in place of it a golden palace, the gift of Krishna. A gate-keeper urges him to enter while courtiers and others watch the spectacle. Sudama's wife welcomes him at the entrance. Above the gate are a gallery of musicians. An elephant and a pair of horses await his orders. An illustration to a Krishna Sudama series, Bhagavata.
Styles
Object history
Purchased from the Eric Dickinson collection in 1952.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceBhagavata Purana
Bibliographic reference
Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022 p. 114, cat. no. 7 iv
Collection
Accession number
IS.548-1952

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Record createdJanuary 10, 2003
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